How to do fetal heart monitoring?

If the baby in the belly is small, not developing normally, has fewer fetal movements than usual, or the mother has too much or too little amniotic fluid, then fetal heart monitoring will be necessary. Therefore, doctors often recommend pregnant women to do more prenatal examinations for this reason. Therefore, pregnant women should pay more attention to prenatal examinations. Next we introduce fetal heart monitoring:

Fetal heart rate monitoring is a simple, painless prenatal test used to assess the condition of the fetus. During a fetal heart rate monitoring test, your doctor can monitor your baby's heartbeat, including how often your baby's heart rate is when he's at rest and when he's moving. Your heart rate speeds up when you move, and the same goes for your fetus. Its heart rate should speed up when it moves or kicks.

How to do fetal heart monitoring?

You can eat something before doing fetal heart monitoring, which is said to stimulate the fetus to move more. While there's no evidence that eating actually works, it can't hurt. It's best to go to the bathroom before doing this, as you may have to stay next to the fetal heart rate monitor for up to 40 minutes.

When doing fetal heart monitoring, it is best to lie on your left side and you can also use a backrest. In some hospitals in China, pregnant women will sit reclined in a chair for fetal heart monitoring, similar to the way you sit in a reclining chair. The fetal heart rate monitor operator will strap two small, round, devices to your belly. These two small round cakes, one is used to monitor the baby's heartbeat, and the other is used to record your uterine contractions. Sometimes the operator may also ask you to press a button when you feel your baby move. Each fetal heart monitoring session usually lasts 20 to 40 minutes. The operator can hear the fetal heartbeat and see it on an electronic screen. At the same time, the fetal heart rate monitor will record the contractions on paper.

It's worth emphasizing, though, that if your baby isn't moving, it could be because he's sleeping. At this time, the mother can drink some water or juice, which will get the child moving. You can also gently massage your entire belly and touch the baby, which can also help the baby wake up gradually. Fetal heart rate monitoring is essential.